Daniel Craig and Monica Bellucci posed in Rome yesterday. Production on Spectre will begin in Rome on March 8th. It’s been kind of a bumpy ride so far. Craig hurt his knee earlier this month in studio in London and a crew member was injured last week in Austria. The Rome scenes will reportedly involve a car chase and at some point they’ll crash it into the Tiber. Full Story

I like Bond movies but I'm no Bond historian. Spectre, the title of Bond 24, just announced today, will mean something to Bond nerds though the way "alohomora" means something to Potterheads (me). For many, a Bond film is an Event. My best friend Fiona is big on Bond. She'll see it the first weekend. Full Story

According to La Parisienne, Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel have confirmed through their publicists that they have separated. They’ve been married 14 years. They have 2 daughters, Deva (2004) and Leonie (2010).
Many people have long assumed that Bellucci and Cassel had an open marriage. Full Story

Canada doesn’t have a star system. Makes me crazy. In other countries, in the UK, in Australia, in France, in Spain, all over Europe, there is a local star system with many, many celebrities that don’t translate across borders but, who nevertheless, form the foundation for a thriving entertainment ecosystem indigenous to that particular region. Full Story